Last night, my first reaction to seeing Michael Moore's polemical filmic assault on the morons currently "running the world from the Oval Office" was that I couldn't believe this film has been made and is showing all across America! What a tribute to expression and free speech! What am amazing example of how there is a voice of dissent in America, that the image presented by the Bush administration is in fact a malevolent distorted picture of the America I would like to see as my neighbour. That is it not America itself that is the problem plaguing the world these days, but the corruption, greed, and determined evil opportunism of those in power.
My second reaction was that if even half of all this is to be taken at face value, all of this behaviour by the Bush administration is so obvious, so blatant, why can't we do something about it? Why can't we just make simple choices in life to prohibit these kinds of people from taking such control over so many people lives. Then, a horrible sinking feeling set in... the realisation that in fact, for the average Joe, not a lot can be done about it. There are people all over the globe who are willing to bring an incredible amount of harm on unwitting civilians regardless of their place of origin.
The one thing I noticed was how little criticism there is in the film directed at Tony Blair and the Brits who so eagerly "went along with the American agenda." Perhaps there are some good reasons for this, as Bill Clinton pointed out during interview here. He really had little option. Also, I am sure that he felt the majority of the people he is trying to reach would be saying to themselves "who is this Tony Blair guy again" and that would be a distraction after all.
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